Meeting Your Family’s Needs—John 19:23-28
Jesus ensured that His mother had adequate provision.
We must provide for those under our watchcare.
How are we to meet our family’s needs?
Keys to Meeting Family Needs
26 When Jesus therefore saw His mother, & the disciple whom He loved standing nearby, He *said to His mother, "Woman, behold, your son!"
27 Then He *said to the disciple, "Behold, your mother!" And from that hour the disciple took her into his own household.”
1—Jesus met family needs from
A Responsibility Position
Explanation:
“When Jesus therefore saw His mother, & the disciple whom He loved standing nearby, He *said to His mother, "Woman, behold, your son!"”
1st born—Responsible for meeting His mother’s need.
Saw the need
Application:
?You Meeting Family Needs from a Responsibility Position?
2—Jesus met family needs from
An Accepted/Assumed Position
Explanation:
Assumed Personal Responsibility for His mother.
Being charged with responsibility won’t guarantee Acceptance of that responsibility!
Application:
?You Meeting Family Needs from an Accepted Position?
3—Jesus met family needs from
A Concerned Position
Explanation:
Joseph obviously dead
No other son was meeting her needs
Jesus had continued to meet her needs during His earthly ministry(He didn’t drop out of the world to meet them)
Physical— “the disciple took her into his own household”
Spiritual— “The disciple”—John the writer of John; 1-2-3 John; Revelation; “The disciple whom He[Jesus] loved”
Application:
?You Meeting Family Needs from a Concerned Position?
4—Jesus met family needs from
A Transferal Position
Explanation:Nurture/Ministry
“He *said to His mother, "Woman, behold, your son!"”
“Then He said to the disciple, "Behold, your mother!"”
“Son”—Blood kinship/Family ties doubled
“Disciple”—Follower of the Savior of mankind
Provided/Supplied a ‘like’ relationship—Love/Concern/Care
True Adequate Provision!
Argumentation:
?Why are nursing homes so difficult for families?
No relationship duplication!
Application:
?You Meeting Family Needs from a Transferral Position?
5—Jesus Met Family needs from
An Authority Position
Explanation:Authority to Meet Needs
“And from that hour the disciple took her into his own household.”
Authority to meet His mother’s need.
—Authority permitted/recognized by both Mary & John
If Authority is lacking, the need can’t be met.
If help isn’t accepted by either party then it can’t be fulfilled!
Application:
?You Meeting Family Needs from an Authroity Position?
?How are you using that Authority?
6—Jesus Met Family needs from
A Decisive Position
Explanation:(:26)
“When Jesus therefore saw His mother, & the disciple whom He loved standing nearby, He *said to His mother, "Woman, behold, your son!"”
Decided the Nature of His mother’s need.
Application:
?You Meeting Family Needs from a Decisive Position?
Jesus Met Family needs from
A Permissive Position
Explanation:
Allowed others to meet His mother’s need.
Admitted his current & future inability—Crucifixion/Death
Recognized availability & ability of another
Able to Let Others?
Application:
?You Meeting Family Needs from a Acceptance Position?
?You Permit Others to aid your Family Needs?
7—Jesus Met Family needs from
A Difficult Position
Explanation:(:27)Less than perfect/Unfavorable/Impossible/
“After this, Jesus, knowing that all things had already been accomplished,...”
Certain Death/Change/Life/Resurrection
Application:
?You Meeting Family Needs from a Difficult Position?
?You willing to...Grumbling?
8—Jesus Met Family needs from
A Completed Position
Explanation:(:28)
“After this, Jesus, knowing that all things had already been accomplished,...”
Meeting His family needs was His last order of business before
Forgave people—Saved people—Met family needs
Application:
?You Meeting Family Needs from a Completed Position?
Conclusion
?Are you meeting your family’s needs?
?Wondering how?
Allow Jesus to take His position in your life & He will show you how to go about it & give you strength to accomplish it.
Action:
Jesus Met Family needs from Positions of...
Responsibility
Accepted/Assumed
Concern
Transferal
Authority
Decisive
Permissive
Difficult
Completed
Presented 04/19/00 to:
Ministerial Association Holy Week Service at:
Midway Baptist Church
2389 Hwy. 93 S.
Cairo, Ga 31728
